having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
measured, as specified, between opposite surfaces, from top to bottom, or in a direction perpendicular to that of the length and breadth; (of a solid having three general dimensions) measured across its smallest dimension: a board one inch thick.
composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together; dense: a thick fog; a thick forest.
filled, covered, or abounding (usually followed by with): tables thick with dust.
husky or hoarse; not distinctly articulated:The patient's speech is still quite thick.
markedly so (as specified): a thick German accent.
deep or profound: thick darkness.
(of a liquid) heavy or viscous: a thick syrup.
Informal. close in friendship; intimate.
mentally slow; stupid; dull.
disagreeably excessive or exaggerated: They thought it a bit thick when he called himself a genius.
adverb,thick·er,thick·est.
in a thick manner.
close together; closely packed: The roses grew thick along the path.
in a manner to produce something thick: Slice the cheese thick.
noun
the thickest, densest, or most crowded part: in the thick of the fight.
Idioms for thick
lay it on thick, Informal. to praise excessively; flatter: He's laying it on thick because he wants you to do him a favor.
through thick and thin, under favorable and unfavorable conditions; steadfastly: We have been friends for 20 years, through thick and thin.
Origin of thick
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English thikke,Old English thicce; cognate with Dutch dik,German dick; akin to Old Norse thykkr (noun) Middle English, derivative of the adj.
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But the people from Valley Stream had such a thick New York accent that was all around me.
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Its hind legs were very short, thick like tree-trunks, grotesquely bowed; and its thighs like buttresses.
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Alone the thick polled alders remain green, and in their shadow the brook is still darker.
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By the side of the shed where Harry was standing there was a window, thick with dust.
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You see, I've got the thick part of a snail's shell in my tooth and the minute that is out I'll be all right.'
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Later on he awoke to find the sun shining brightly through the thick foliage about him.
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British Dictionary definitions for thick
thick
/ (θɪk) /
adjective
of relatively great extent from one surface to the other; fat, broad, or deepa thick slice of bread
(postpositive)of specific fatnessten centimetres thick
(in combination)a six-inch-thick wall
having a relatively dense consistency; not transparentthick soup
abundantly covered or filleda piano thick with dust
impenetrable; densea thick fog
stupid, slow, or insensitivea thick person
throaty or badly articulateda voice thick with emotion
(of accents, etc) pronounced
informalvery friendly (esp in the phrase thick as thieves)
a bit thickBritishunfair or excessive
a thick earinformala blow on the ear delivered as punishment, in anger, etc
adverb
in order to produce something thickto slice bread thick
profusely; in quick succession (esp in the phrase thick and fast)
lay it on thickinformal
to exaggerate a story, statement, etc
to flatter excessively
noun
a thick piece or part
the thickthe busiest or most intense part
through thick and thinin good times and bad
Derived forms of thick
thickish, adjectivethickly, adverb
Word Origin for thick
Old English thicce; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thikki, Old Norse thykkr